Minsk Region Explained

Minsk Region
Native Name:
Flag Link:Flag of Minsk Region
Flag Size:150
Settlement Type:Region
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Belarus
Subdivision Type1:Administrative center
Subdivision Name1:Minsk
Subdivision Type2:Largest cities
Subdivision Name2:Barysaw - 150,400
Salihorsk - 101,400
Maladzyechna - 98,514
Subdivision Type3:Districts
Subdivision Name3:22 (and 1 subordinate city)
Cities - 22
Urban localities - 20
Subdivision Type4:City districts
Subdivision Name4:8
Area Total Km2:39912.35
Demographics Type1:GDP
Demographics1 Footnotes:[1]
Demographics1 Title1:Total
Demographics1 Info1:Br 41.0 billion
(€11.5 billion)
Demographics1 Title2:Per capita
Demographics1 Info2:Br 28,000
(€7,900)
Population Total:1,460,289
Population As Of:2024
Population Density Km2:auto
Elevation Max M:345
Area Code:+375 17
Leader Title:Chairman
Leader Name:Aleksandr Turchin
Iso Code:BY-MI
Blank Name Sec2:HDI (2018)
Blank Info Sec2:0.834[2]
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Minsk Region, also known as Minsk Oblast or Minsk Voblasts (Belarusian: Мінская вобласць|Minskaja voblasć, in Belarusian pronounced as /ˈmʲinskaja ˈvobɫasʲtsʲ/; Russian: Минская область|Minskaya oblast), is one of the six regions of Belarus. Its administrative center is Minsk, although it is a separate administrative territorial entity of Belarus. The region's population was recorded at 1,411,500 in 2011.[3]

Geography

Minsk Region covers a total area of,[3] about 19.44% of the total area of the entire country. Lake Narach, the largest lake in the country, is located in the northern part of the region. There are four other large lakes in this region: Svir (8th largest), Myadel (11th largest), Syalyava (14th largest) and Myastro (15th largest).[4] It is the only region of Belarus whose border is not part of the international border of Belarus.

History

Beginning the 10th century, the territory of the current Minsk Region was part of Kievan Rus', the Principality of Polotsk, and later it was included in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. With the unification of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of Poland, the territory became part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.

In 1793, as a result of the Second Partition of Poland, the area was annexed by Russia as the Minsk Region. During the collapse of the Russian Empire due to the Civil War, the western part was annexed to Poland in 1921, while the east became Soviet Belarus. The Polish National District with its capital in Dzyarzhynsk was located in the Soviet-controlled part of the current oblast in the interwar period.

The Minsk region was established on 15 January 1938, based on the amendment of the Constitutional Law of the USSR. As of 20 February 1938, the area included 20 districts. Following the Soviet invasion of Poland on September 17, 1939 at the start of World War II, the former eastern lands of the Second Polish Republic were annexed in accordance with the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact partitioning Poland and added to the Minsk Region.

On 20 September 1944, by the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, the Gressky, Kopyl, Krasnoslobodski, Luban, Slutsky, Starobin, Starodorozhski districts and the city of Sluck were removed from the Minsk region and transferred to the newly formed Bobruisk Region.

On 8 January 1954, by the decree of the USSR Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, the Nesvizhski and Stolbtsovsky districts from the abolished Baranovichi Region, as well as the Glusk, Gressky, Kopyl, Krasnoslobodski, Luban, Slutsky, Starobin, Starodorozhski districts and the city of Sluck from the abolished Bobruisk Region, were added to the Minsk Region.

In 1960, following the abolition of Molodechno Region, its southern part became the northern part of the Minsk Region.

Tourism

The number of travel agencies in Minsk Region grew from twelve in 2000 to seventy in 2010.[5] [6] The most popular tourist destinations of the region are Zaslavskoye Lake, the Zhdanovichi area which has health resorts, Nesvizh Palace and its surroundings, as well as the alpine ski resorts of Logoysk and Silichi.

Administrative subdivisions

The Minsk Region comprises 22 districts (raions), 307 selsovets, 22 cities, 8 city municipalities, and 20 urban-type settlements.

Districts of Minsk Region

Cities and towns

Population of cities and towns in Minsk Region according to 2023 estimates:[7]

EnglishBelarusianRussianPop. (2023)
Belarusian: Барысаў Russian: Борисов 136,409
Belarusian: Салігорск Russian: Солигорск 98,590
Belarusian: Маладзечна Russian: Молодечно 89,268
Belarusian: Жодзiна Russian: Жодино 64,000
Belarusian: Слуцк Russian: Слуцк 60,376
Belarusian: Дзяржынск Russian: Дзержинск 29,811
Belarusian: Вілейка Russian: Вилейка 26,811
Belarusian: Смалявічы Russian: Смолевичи 21,820
Belarusian: Мар'іна Горка Russian: Марьина Горка 20,242
Belarusian: Фаніпаль Russian: Фаниполь 17,768
Belarusian: Стоўбцы Russian: Столбцы 17,640
Belarusian: Заслаўе Russian: Заславль 17,419
Belarusian: Нясвіж Russian: Несвиж 15,907
Belarusian: Лагойск Russian: Логойск 15,515
Belarusian: Беразіно Russian: Березино 11,395
Belarusian: Любань Russian: Любань 11,360
Belarusian: Клецк Russian: Клецк 11,350
Belarusian: Старыя Дарогі Russian: Старые Дороги 10,972
Belarusian: Узда Russian: Узда 10,677
Belarusian: Чэрвень Russian: Червень 10,542
Belarusian: Капыль Russian: Копыль 10,087
Belarusian: Валожын Russian: Воложин 10,064
Belarusian: Крупкі Russian: Крупки 8,487
Belarusian: Мядзел Russian: Мядель 6,999

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gross domestic product and gross regional product by regions and Minsk city in 2023. www.belstat.gov.by.
  2. Web site: Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab. hdi.globaldatalab.org. en. 2018-09-13.
  3. Web site: Territory and population density of Belarus by region as of January 1, 2011. Main Geographic Characteristics of the Republic of Belarus . the Scientific and Production State Republican Unitary Enterprise "National Cadastre Agency" of the State Property Committee of the Republic of Belarus . 2011 . Land of Ancestors . 30 August 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130927131905/http://landofancestors.com/travel/statistics/geography/236-territory-and-population-density-by-region-as-of-january-1-2011.html . 27 September 2013 . dead .
  4. Web site: Main characteristics of the largest lakes of Belarus . Data of the Research Laboratory for Lake Study of the Belarus State University. . 2011 . Land of Ancestors . 29 September 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130929085748/http://landofancestors.com/travel/statistics/geography/238-main-characteristics-of-the-largest-lakes-of-belarus.html . 29 September 2013 . dead .
  5. Web site: Number of organizations engaged in tourist activities in 2010 in Belarus . National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus . Ministry of Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Belarus. . 2011 . Land of Ancestors . 9 October 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131013172816/http://landofancestors.com/travel/statistics/250-number-of-organizations-engaged-in-tourist-activities-in-2010-in-belarus.html . 13 October 2013 . dead .
  6. Web site: Number of organisations engaged in tourist activities in Belarus by region . National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus . Ministry of Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Belarus. . 2011 . Land of Ancestors . 9 October 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131013172350/http://landofancestors.com/travel/statistics/252-number-of-organisations-engaged-in-tourist-activities-in-belarus-by-region.html . 13 October 2013 . dead .
  7. Web site: Численность населения на 1 января 2023 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2022 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа. https://web.archive.org/web/20230417144107/https://www.belstat.gov.by/ofitsialnaya-statistika/publications/izdania/public_bulletin/index_67469/. 17 April 2023. belsat.gov.by. 17 October 2023.